Hi there,
I have just bought my first server, HP Proliant DL 160 with 24GB RAM and 8TB SATA hdds (4 x 2TB) with a DELL H200 SAS PCIe Card.
Since I have read that H200 needs to be flashed to IT mode I have followed this guide for flashing the firmware. After doing that when I start the server I get this message:
which seems to be ok and properly flashed because I'm able to enter with Ctrl C into the utility.
but then i get this error:
Actually the card doesn't recognise any HDD. I opened the LSI utility and under SAS topology no drive is displayed. When I boot freenas no drive is recognised.
So I have tried to disconnect the SAS cable from the DEL H200 and I have connected it to the onboard SATA controller which should be a B110i. In BIOS is set to AHCI mode. With the onboard controller Freenas is able to see the 4 drives correctly.
Now the question are:
T.
I have just bought my first server, HP Proliant DL 160 with 24GB RAM and 8TB SATA hdds (4 x 2TB) with a DELL H200 SAS PCIe Card.
Since I have read that H200 needs to be flashed to IT mode I have followed this guide for flashing the firmware. After doing that when I start the server I get this message:
Code:
6gbps SAS controller MPT2BIOS-7.11.10.00 (2011.06.02) Copyright 200-2011 LSI corporation
but then i get this error:
Code:
ERROR: Preferred boot device is missing, reconfiguration is suggested Press any key to continue... MPT boot ROM, no supported device found
So I have tried to disconnect the SAS cable from the DEL H200 and I have connected it to the onboard SATA controller which should be a B110i. In BIOS is set to AHCI mode. With the onboard controller Freenas is able to see the 4 drives correctly.
Now the question are:
- Should I use the onboard sata controller or the H200? Are there any differences? Please could you explain me which is better?
- How can i fix DELL H200? Should I re-flash the card following the guide?
T.